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- Heather_Poulsen
Community Manager
Thanks for joining today’s session on “Ready day one: how to get Windows users up and running fast” at Microsoft Technical Takeoff. Q&A will remain open through Friday so keep your comments and questions coming! Up next: Making the most of your Intune data.
Is there a chance to use Windows Backup for Organizations for certain set of devices, or does it apply to the entire organization only?
- Yiman_Huang
Microsoft
The Windows Backup policy can be configured to target set of devices or users. The Windows Restore policy on the Enrollment page is applied to the entire tenant. The Windows Restore policy on the Settings catalog can be device targeted though (note: this will only apply to the Restore experience during first sign-in). For detailed configuration, please refer to Windows Backup for Organizations Overview | Microsoft Learn
Hello Yiman,
Thanks for your answer! I'll have a look at the Microsoft Learn article.
Last question: Does Windows Backup for Organization have additional cost, or it is already part of the E3/E5 license and no extra cost added if used?
Will the Feature Update get applied during autopilot pre-provisioning?
- Joe_Lurie
shin0933 We don't have plans today to include Feature Updates as part of Autopilot, but please tell us why this is important to you. You can leave that use case/feedback at https://aka.ms/IntuneFeedback.
Joe_Lurie I apologize, I said feature updates, but I meant Quality Updates, as demonstrated in the video. If a device is pre-provisioned, will the Quality update get applied during the pre-provisioning process or after the user signs in for the first time?
How would the restore process look like when the Device was Pre-provisioned?
- Miranda_Leschke
Great question! For devices that are pre-provisioned, the restore option will occur for the user during the first sign-in restore experience rather than through OOBE. The experience is identical, it just happens during the user's first sign-in. If you're interested, you can read more here: Windows first sign-in restore experience now available - Windows IT Pro Blog
Backup for Organizations backs up the Windows Store app list. Does this include Available apps users have installed from Company Portal?
- Miranda_Leschke
If the available apps were installed through the Microsoft Store, then yes, the feature will backup and restore those apps.
Thank you. To clarify, do you mean Microsoft Store app (new) apps in Intune set as Available to users, and where users have elected to install these via Company Portal, will be installed when restoring the backup, but others will not, or is it that apps must have been installed directly via the Microsoft Store app?
If the former, is the management state maintained post-restore, or does it become an unmanaged install?
- Heather_Poulsen
Welcome to “Ready day one: how to get Windows users up and running fast” at Microsoft Technical Takeoff. Q&A is open now and throughout the week. Please post any questions or feedback here in the Comments. [Note: If your organization’s policies prevent you from seeing the video on this page, you can also tune in on LinkedIn.]
